A Poor Excuse of a Person

Exodus is, in part, a story about the incredible way that God uses Moses to set Israel free from slavery. He becomes a prophet for God, an instigator of mass protest, a miracle worker, the leader of a nation, the mediator of Israel’s relationship with God, the giver of the Ten Commandments, and the architect and builder of Israel’s sacred worship space. There are few greater people in Israel's history, if any. And the scriptures say that God wants to use people like you and me in the same kind of ways to see God's love take control of the world. The problem is that most of us are not prophets, miracle workers, political and spiritual leaders like Moses was. How could God ever use someone like us?